What is experience? I
The biggest issue is: what is experience? All the Indian traditions have been busy with answering this question. But both posing this question and answering it are themselves experiential, as…
Read moreWhat is experience? IV
1. If we take our English language use as a reference point, it appears as though we can speak sensibly about experiencing our feelings (‘I experience sadness’), experiencing thoughts (‘I…
Read moreWhat is experience? II
1.1. Let us begin with the word “Anubhava”, which we use to translate the English word “experience”. There are two sub-words here: Anu and Bhava. ‘Anu’ can be translated as…
Read moreIntrospection vs. reflection on experience—S.N.Balagangadhara
In this post, I want to reflect on what it means to access and think about experience. Perhaps, not so much on what these words mean but what is entailed…
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